Modernize your Business PCs

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1 Modernize your Business PCs March 30, Austin Name of Chamber presenter of Commerce 3/30/ Simplified Technology Solutions, LLC Justin Bickler

2 Let s start out with a few questions. How many of you are working on PCs that are more than three years old?

3 Nearly 40% of PCs used in small businesses are more than 3 years old 1 1 Techaisle White paper: SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs March 2010

4 How many of you are working on PCs running Windows XP or an older operating system?

5 More than 40% of businesses running PCs 3 years or older are also running older operating systems such as Windows XP. 1 1 Techaisle White paper: SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs March 2010

6 Does anyone know when Windows XP was released? It was released in Think of how much technology has changed in the last 9 years.

7 How many of you or your employees need access to company resources while you re out of the office?

8 You re not alone. More than 50 percent of small business workers are on the go and this number is growing.

9 Today s PCs, running the latest software, can deliver faster access to company resources and easy access to wireless networks in the office or on the road.

10 Do you or your employees experience frequent downtime due to lost work or PC issues? Is your business performance slowed by PCs that are crashing?

11 Newer PCs experience 40% less downtime than older PCs. Older PCs experience about five incidents per year and between ten and eleven hours of downtime per incident. In an average small business, that translates into 50 hours of downtime per PC per year. 1 1 Techaisle White paper: SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs March 2010

12 What Small Businesses are saying about their older technology: Slower performance on their PCs Frequent downtime due to lost work or crashed systems Lost productivity due to inability to work outside of the office

13 Among small businesses, the PC is still the centerpiece of business productivity. Working with a modern PC is likely to have a more significant impact on your productivity than any other technology. 1 1 Techaisle White paper: SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs March 2010

14 Modern PCs and current software can help you get the most value from your technology by providing: Enhanced features that reduce the amount of time to complete your work, saving time that can be spent focusing on your business. Fast, reliable, and highly secure experiences for users. Diagnostics and troubleshooting tools that help you solve problems yourself. High performance means you will spend less time waiting for your computer to catch up with you.

15 So what does all this mean to your business?

16 Simplified Technology Solutions, LLC Modern business PCs work the way you want.

17 A modern business PC running Windows 7 Professional and Microsoft Office 2010 is ready for today s business world, designed for the future, and compatible with yesterday s technology.

18 Independent benchmarking has shown that Windows 7 is faster than Windows XP and Windows Vista in startup and shutdown. Spend less time waiting and more time on what matters.

19 Simplified Technology Solutions, LLC Windows 7 Live Demo

20 Built on the familiar tools you use today, Office 2010 makes common tasks easier and faster and includes new tools that could become the essentials of your work tomorrow.

21 Office 2010

22 Modern business PCs running the latest software help your employees get more done.

23 Improved productivity helps you save time and money and that s good for business. New, easy-to-use software helps to maximize productivity and is ready for today s mobile business world.

24 Windows Search gives you instant access to s, attachments, documents, spreadsheets whatever you need, it s at your fingertips. Easily find and retrieve a variety of document types on your PC, or across your network.

25 Windows Search Live Demo

26 Office 2010 gives you the power to get things done more quickly and easily with new co-authoring capabilities. Edit the same Word 2010 document or PowerPoint 2010 presentation simultaneously with people in different locations.

27 Will others be able to open Office 2010 documents if they are using older versions of Office? If you're upgrading from Office 2007 to Office 2010 you won't have any problems opening your old documents. If you're going from Office 2003 to Office 2010, you will need to convert your file formats. There's a compatibility pack that converts the older formats to the new ones. In fact, many people have already downloaded this compatibility pack to deal with the file format changes that took place between Office 2003 and Office 2007.

28 Office 2010 Live Demo Optional. (Office 2010 demo videos are available on the Resources CD inside a folder titled OPTIONAL Presentation Resources.)

29 Modern PCs running current software can positively impact small businesses in five main ways: 1 1. More secure 2. Help improve employee productivity 3. Less costly to maintain 4. Can take advantage of newer software applications 5. Provide enhanced support 1 Techaisle White paper: SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs March 2010

30 When you re ready to take the next step There are 4 main ways to purchase Microsoft Software

31 Simplified Technology Solutions

32 How Can Microsoft Financing Help Your Organization? Financing at point of sale Enjoy the convenience of purchasing your technology and securing the financing from a single source. Preserve your capital No large, upfront cost or hidden fees translate into predictable payments spread over time so you can apply your capital and credit lines to other strategic priorities. Known and fixed repayments Rely on a fixed interest rate and the agreed repayment schedule ranging between 24 to 60 months. Finance the entire IT solution As well as financing your Microsoft solution, you can also finance partner and 3rd party services and products under one agreement. No hidden charges There is typically no deposit or down-payment required and no administration or end-of-term settlement payments. Easy application process Once an initial finance application is received, an approval decision is typically reached in less than a day.

33 Online Software Training Offer Event attendees and members are eligible to receive a certificate to redeem for online software training when they purchase Office 2010 or Windows 7 The more software you purchase, the more training you can get.

34 Questions? Drawings. Thank You.